Measuring distributor for liquids



Feb. 4, 1930. .1.J. M. Gueux y MEASURING DISTRIBUTOKR FOR LIQUIDS Filed Dec. 26. 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet l I V. Gueux,

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Feb. 4, 1930. J. J. M. ,GUEux MEASURING DISTRIBUTOR FOR LIQUIDS Filed Deejza, 1922 4. sheets-sheet 2 Feb.. 4, 1930. l J`J, M, GUEUX 1,745,896

MEASURING DISTRIBUTOR FOR LIQUIDS iv l l l 4 Shvheets-Sheet 4 Feb.` 4, 1930. .1. J. M. GuEux MEASURING DISTRIBUTOR FOR LIQUIDs l Filed Deo. A2b. 1922 Patented Feb.A 1930 ffifosErH JEAN. ivmn'rneunnx, oF PABisYFRANoE Measure-rive Drs-Tarsu'ron FonLIQUIDs Appucetian.meaaneembe sanza, v'serial-y No-eoaoea anais Ffa-rige neeember 28,1921'.

Myfinvention relatesy to av device 'orythe supply 'of iliquidsvin measured lvolumes.

wherein they principaleatures: consist`- in obv viating'.alllleakagefotheliquid5 and alsof-in 5' providing ,forA the .constant aecuracyo; the f supply, evenf should the apparatusnot be all, fraudulent;praeticesfon .10

- liquidl to be suppl'ed;` f disposedjavertiealfoverliow.tubeosuitable disposed in `-the.ezracs;verticalposition. Fur ther,` Iliavetaken .special measures to prevent buyeror thesellerx ..:-l ,l 4 f VMy said ,supplyfapparatus'Loconsists Y essentially tof atransp arent bell; which? contains the Within the-said .bell is height .containing .a suitablensupply ltube in the coaxial position;jsurrunding; the :said l .is an enlarged portionto Which is connected .the pipell returning tothe main -tankof the overflow-iv tube, are. `:disposed various Cup-A r f shaped'vessels'or' troughsrtatsuitabledevels,

and; leading from" ,each` trough 'l is akgsp'eeia'l conduit connected Witheiafeeding.; hose,

' Eac-hcockis provided Withaseparate reg-isf Thev appended t'erfland with means vfor .cuttingvof'f ther pump.

orthe supply cock asl-soon as thefeeding has commenced.; l 'Y 1 by.: Way. ot example show a Vconstructional ployed. 'l

Fig. 2 is an axlalisectional-vievvoffthe lper part of the saine taken fon th'eline'I'IeII v. i 0f Fig. 3. il' .T Figi 8 isa section `on theline IIL-"III of Figs.- l and. '2.'

' Fig 4' ispa section, one. largerjscale, of certain parts shown in 'Fig'.2. l

Fig. k5I is a sectional view'. on'the line Vez-V of Figs. 1 and 2.

.n/Fig., 6 is al detailof the means as'-V sociafc'ed Withthepump hand Wheel.

1 Fig. .'Zfis an" enlarged detail ine vertical section of the safety` means. v-

f Fig. Sis ay View, similar to F ig.' .7V showing the safet means o eratin in connectionvvvith A y p g tothe cock by thetubel. Fh'eclaekk valve 'a valve for controlling 'the liquid flow and replacingthepunpJ-Te` fr i, i 1f;

' The feeding 'deviee which is shown in Figs.

the', part 'Of v.the

through-the` medium of; an independent cock.v

drawingsffvvhich are given is ageneral elevational Vievv.y of the ber 5. The saidfbellv is Vmaintained upon said- Y v plate by the ring 6 which is attached by the 'Screws 7, the-packing .memben f1, `being inter-r posed. 1 j@ 1;: The discharge or yoveriovv tube 9,coaXial;

WithV the said belLeXends througlrtheplate 3 andsurrQundsthe supplytube 10. At'tlie top ofvtliejsaid dischargetubeis disposed the small cup or trougli and at a; certain disapparatus.' The supplyjtube lOgis extended throughthe enlarged portion 8 an'dconnected with v tube 12 v communicating `AWithja suitable pump 21 Whichr isgeontrolledf from theexe teriorby theyhandjwheel 87,.: Obviouslyythe supply tubes .10 and 12 aregquit'e separate y .At the lower part of the said bell, and lejading'from the plate' 3, Vis f an'jemptyingfconduit 17` .provided with a coek l8 1and communicat ing with the return pipe-11'. f i

Around' the overflow tube 9 (F 15, 16 vvhichppass through the :plate '34 through suitable paekingrmembers 4Vand .terminate at '8 `the respective independent coeksz23, 24`,25",

2.6* (Figs. 3 and 5) ;1to thelatter are. con? tance above thelatter -isn iounted@ a small i 65 'disposed- 7 at suitable heightsy the cups or troughs 101, 1021.103,i104.:` and leading .therefrom are the respective vertical tubesdl, l,

netted the respective discharge Fconduits 31';

32;'33, 34 (Fig. i5) which lead'toa common collecting chamber 35,` leading'from v`vvh'ioh -thee/enduit (Fig. 2) gfto the"`latte1i"is-CO1 n'ectedaflexible hose 37'; ending? ptionallyin thezcoel Thefour cocks 23, 24, (25,'12'6 are oflile construction, [One cock 2lis shown in detail'i'n li`i2g'gg4c.,V

' The liquid contained thebell 390i thecoek. is vso disposed thatthepressure ofthe liquidwillfurgeit upon its seat V41,., this action being aided by the spring 42 surrounding the valve stem 40.

` The said stem extends outwardly of the coc-k'and has at the end a shoulder 90 serving as the abutment for a spring `43 which urgesV inwardly a movable ring 91 mounted on the said stein 40 and in contact witha lever `or. handle 44 which is pivoted to the bracket 45 secured to the main body of the cock.y Upon the said lever is mounted a stud 46 engaged in a horizontal slot 47 in the valve stem 40.

To the handle 44 is pivoted a push-piece 74 Y which is adapted to fold up by turning on its pivot 75.# Above its piv-otal point on the bracket 45, the handle 44 carries a stud 48 which is engaged in a vertical slot 49 in a pawl 50 coacting withV a ratchet wheel 6,5 mounted o-n theshaft of an adding counter or meter 58. Below its pivotal point 'on the bracket 45, each lever 44 carries an 'axle 51Y inserted between the'b-ranches of a fork Vwhich is mounted on the endV ofa rod 52 K 25, 26, there will obviously be provided four handles 44, each provided with a push-piece 74. At the upper end of each handle 44 is a toe 19 which upon actuating'the handle will successively engage the notches 27 and 28 of a retaining lever 59 which ispivoted to the main body of the cock. The toe 19 may be disengaged from the said notches by raising the lever 59 which extends outwardly (Fig. 1).

A safety device is provided in order to prevent any liquid being supplied to the bell while the feeding to the exterior is taking place; as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 5` this device consists of a lowerrtransverse'shaft 77 VeX-V tending below the four handles of the 'cocks 44.

Opposite each handle 44, the shaft 77 carries an arm 76 of suitable shape, which is turned down when the corresponding handle 44 is operated. The shaft 77 is further provided at its centre with an arm 78 to which is pivoted the rod 79, mounted ina guide 80 and urged by a spring 105, and having at the end the sleeve 81 (Fig. 6)'. )Vithin the said sleeve is disposed the spring 82 in contact with a pin 83 which is held in the said sleeve Y by. a stud 84 engaged in a slot 85 in the said pin; the pin 83 cooperates with a gear wheel 86 which is secured to the wheel 87 actuating the feedY pump 21.

Fig. 8 illustrates a form of safety device identically the same in fundamental structure to the form of the device illustrated in `venting all `further supply of liqui Fig. 7 but rearranged to adapt it for use TheA operation is commenced by completelyV filling the bell 1 with the liquid. For this purpose,'all the cocks 23, 24, 25, 26 are closed,

`and the pump 21 is operated.

The liquid withdrawn by the said pump is l discharged into the pipes 12 and 10, and when Y issuing from the latter, the liquid is caused to impinge upon the disk 72 whereby the kstream is suitably spread out.

In this manner the said bell is gradually filled, and when the liquidy attains the level of the upper trough 73 it will be discharged by the overflow tube 9 and will return through the Vconduit 11 to the main tank. Should the pumping now cease, the liquid will come int-o equilibrium at the level P-O (Fig. 2).V

The spacingof thek troughs 101, 102, k103, 104-is such that theY amount of liquid comprised between given troughand the level .P-0 shall have a stated value, for instance an integral number of liters. In this manner, there will be 20 liters ofliquid between the level IPA-20 of theV trough 104 and the level P-O; 15 liters between the level P-15 of the trough103 and the level P-0; 10 liters between the level P-10 of thetrough 102 and the Vlevel 13e-0; and 5 liters between the levelP-5 of thev troughV 101 and the level P-O ;"obviously, anyother suitable arrangement may be employed.

By operating forinstance the `handle 44 correspondingV to the cock 24 (Fig. 4), the

stud 46 on said handle will move in the slot 41 of the stem 40 of the cock, but without moving the said stem. However the pawl 50 acts fromthebeginning upon the ratchet wheel 65 of the meter 58, which thus registers one unit.

Continuingits motion, the handle 44actuates i the stem 40 of the cock 24 and opens the-valve 39; the liquid comprised between the levels P-O and P 10 will now be .discharged through the pipe 14'; it will enter the main chamber 3,5 and will Vbe discharged' the-nce through the hose37.

, Since the handle 44 of the Vcock 24 has thus been operated, the rod 52 pivoted thereto will have been driven back, and the shutter 56 connected tothe rod by the-member 53will appear before the window 57. `Upon the said shutter there is marked the indication for 10Y liters, corresponding to the amount supplied by the cock 24. The purchase-r will thus observe the amount of liquid which he receives.

When the handle 44 is operated, its arm 76 is driven back, andcauses a slight rotation of the shaft 77 the rod 79 descends against the action of the spring and they pin 83 at the end of the said rodwill engage the teeth of the wheel 86, thus locking the pump and prey masse Y Obviously, when the pin183v (`Fig.rv6) coineides with one'fof the teeth of the wheel 86, this wheel is not at once locked, but when'th'e 'smallest motion is impartedto the wheel 87,

the arm 83 will be impelled outwardly by the l spring 82 and will enter a recessed portion, thus locking the pump. f rl'Che end19 of the operated handle 44 engages in and is held by the notches 27 and 28 of the lever 59, and the theliquid in the bell to the level P-O.

push-piece 74 may therefore be released with- Y out the return of the handle 44 to the lirst position. f y l V Gn `completion vofr the feeding operation,

the lever 59 is raised in order to Adisengagethe.

kit is pivoted'and the shutter`56 which was in coincidence with the window 57 will now have disappeared and is nolonger visible from the exterior. ready for the next feeding operation.

Obviously, if it is desired to supply 20 i liters instead of ,10, it'will suffice to'operate the handle 44 corresponding to the cock 26,

and all the aforesaid -movements will be' ef-f Vfected'in like manner; `the shutter indicating the number 2O will appear beforerthe ywindow*y 57'; the meter for theV cock 26 will register one unit, and the pump 21 will be stopped Vuntil the handle 44 of the said cock has returned to the starting point. n v f l/Vhen itis desired'- to entirely empty the said bell in order to remove the same, the

emptying cock l18 is opened, and the whole contents of the bellwill be discharged into the ret-urn conduit through they pipe 11.y

' Should the owner of the yapparatus desire to ascertain the amount of liquid which has been supplied during a stated-period, he notes the indications of the number of liters supplied each time that the cock corresponding to the givenvmeter is opened, and he then adds together the four figures thus obtained.

Obviously, mysaid apparatus is susceptible of numerous constructional modilicai i -tions without departing from the principle of 'the invention. For example the bell 1Y may be replaced by a glass cylinder closed at the i top by a tight metal'disk.

As above stated, if a supply of liquid under pressure is available, I may ispense with the pump 21 'and substitute a cock 22niounted on the conduit 12. In this event, the overflow conduit 11 should be connected with a special tank, which is not subjected tothe ordinary pressure. e

f f Iclaimf 1. An apparatus for dispensing predeterr` mined quantities of liquid comprising a cham- The apparatus is nowand arranged axially and'terminating-'within be, l iiquia supply-'sitelcemiauaeaaagwah s thechamber, an overow pipe arranged"about n the supply pipe, and a plural-ityot Etroughs y arrangedv about `the overtlowi pipe, iat various ,points thereon, pipes communicating ith the troughs, distributing' valveislas'soeiatedlwi-th the last mentionedpipes', al common 'distributing pipe connected with said valves, means for, supplying liquid to the chamber through the liquid supply pipe, actuating means for 2. An apparatus as clalmed in claimlcharacterized in that the actuating means for each distributing valve includes a handle,va'nd a' totalizer actuated by each handle fory indieating the number of actuations thereof.

3. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 char-v acterized in that the actuating means for each distributing valve includes a pivoted handle lever, means connecting each lever with thelvalve associated therewith whereby toV actu-y vate the latter in response to an operation of 4the distributing valves, and means controlled by' said actuating means for locking the liquid vsupply means 'against operation.v

the handle lever, a totalizer arranged at the laXis of each lever for indicating the number f or' operations thereof, and means for actuat-'v ing each totalizer 1n response to the movements of the vhandle lever lassociated therewith.

4.V An apparatus as claimed in claim l chari acterized by the provision'ro'f distributingf V- i yvalve indicating means operated by the actuating means or the distributing valves. 5. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that thelocking lmeans for the A i liquid supply means includes a notched member carried bythe liquid supply means, means adapted to enter the notched member' to lock the liquid supply means against operation,

and means actuated in-response to a'manipulation of lany'of the distributing valves to engage fthe last mentioned means in the notched f member. f

` 6. AnV apparatus for dispensing pre-determined quantities of liquid comprising a chamber, a vertical overflow pipe extending axially through the chamber,aliquid supplypipe extending upwardly within the overflow pipe, I liquid supplying means connected with said.v supply pipe,v`a,plurality of trough-like ele-`r ments varranged about the overflow pipe at l predetermined points thereon, aliquid dispensing conduit, individual pipe connections y', between the troughelements and the dispens-v ing conduit and valves controllinglthe passage oif liquid from the individual pipe connections to the dispensing conduit, means fork ,actuating each valve, sald means including a plvoted lever connected with the valve,-a locking device for the liquid supplying means actuated by said lever, and means'for retaining said lever in the position the latterk assumes when the valve isopen. l

, 7. Anapparatus as claimed n claim 6 characterized by the provision of awindow, ndieating devieeswmovable to a, position Visible through said Window,V and means Connecting each indicati'lig device with One of the Valve actuating levers. y In Witness whereof I aix my signature.

J O SEPH A J EAN MARIE GUEUX'. 

